Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point

Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point is an annual summer opera festival and opera training program in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Founded in 1950 by Henry Hobart and Gertrude Stockard, the festival serves as a training ground for young opera professionals.[1] Several alumni of the festival have gone on to have prominent performing careers, including Mark Delavan, Stephen Dickson, Tom Fox, Carroll Freeman, Beverly Hoch, Hei-Kyung Hong, Sherman Ray Jacobs, William Johns, Patricia Johnson, Gwendolyn Jones, Marquita Lister, Chris Merritt, Leona Mitchell, Brian Montgomery, Latonia Moore, Louis Otey, Kay Paschal, Cyndia Sieden, Richard Vernon, and Jennifer Zetlan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Welcome". www.opera.org. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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